Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with Express Engineering, a leading Oil & Gas equipment manufacturer based in the North East, to support with their search for an experienced Buyer.

Key Duties:

• Checking, creation, and maintenance of Bills of Material within the MRP system.
• Generation and maintenance of RFQ's into the supply chain.
• Sourcing and procurement of materials, components, and services to meet the business MRP and build plan needs.
• Focus on negotiation of best lead times and pricing to suit contract and overall business needs.
• Interact with other buyers to develop best practices and leverage spend commodities.
• Control, management and expediting of all purchased items.
• Taking responsibility and control for the addition of new supplier setup within the MRP System and associated internal sign-off requirements.
• Updating of internal MRP systems, plus supporting information in line with latest supplier feedback.
• Understanding the business needs and external marketplace opportunities that can drive improvement.
• Leveraging spend across all purchases within the business.
• Risk assessing the business and suppliers to maintain a reliable and continuous supply.
• Resolving process and / or supplier related issues, as escalated from the business, supply chain, sales and operations.

Key Requirements:

• Have demonstrable experience of working within a purchasing / sourcing role ideally within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Experience of purchasing materials in line with MRP/ERP requirements.
• An understanding of engineering specification, Bill of Materials and drawings.
• The ability to communicate at all levels.
• Negotiation, customer service and consulting skills.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office programs. A good knowledge of Excel is essential.

The Package:

• Competitive salary depending on experience.
• Monday-Thursday 7:30AM-4:30PM, Friday 7:30AM-1:30PM(some flexibility offered).
• 25 days annual holiday in addition to statutory bank holidays.
• Holiday Buy and Sell scheme.
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme.
• Generous contractual sick pay scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Sports & Social Club.
• On-site parking.